I did this in a guesthouse where the previous owner had put in nasty fake terra-cotta tile. You know that icky pale pink color? It drove me nuts! I painted it white and did driftwood-colored wicker furniture with blue-and-white fabric. It completely transformed the space.

Design by Tim Barber; photo by Karyn Millet

Above, walls are painted Swiss Coffee in semi-gloss. The custom rug is by Stark. That fetching niblet of walnut is by the Eamesessss.

Talianko Design Group

In this L.A. bedroom, above, the walls are Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee in eggshell; the trim is also Swiss Coffee, in semi-gloss. Natural ‘Veranda’ woven blinds from Horizons.

Above, in a Napa Valley farmhouse, designer Erin Martin painted the walls and ceiling Swiss Coffee. The 1960s coffee-table base is topped with marble, and the sofas are by Verellen Home Collection.

Above, Swiss Coffee in the farmhouse’s kitchen.

Above, a spritely Kristen Bell, plus dogs, in her kitchen. The walls are painted Swiss Coffee; cabinets are Simply White, also by Benjamin Moore.

Above, a mudroom painted Swiss Coffee. Very L.L. Bean.

On this vintage dresser, above, designer Robert Willson accented the handles and frame with Swiss Coffee and painted the drawer fronts Winter White, also by Benjamin Moore. He used flat paint topped with three coats of semigloss clear coat to control the sheen.